Legal Department of the Year

Open to private sector and government legal departments in the GCC.

Judges will be looking at the legal department’s strategy for and success in recruiting, retaining and promoting female legal professionals within the organisation’s legal department in the GCC.

Regional Law Firm of the Year 

Open to regional law firms having their head office in the GCC.

Judges will be looking at the firm’s strategy for and success in recruiting, retaining and promoting female legal professionals.

International Law Firm of the Year

Open to international law firms having their head office outside the GCC and at least one office in            the GCC.

Judges will be looking at the firm’s strategy for and success in recruiting, retaining and promoting female legal professionals within the firm in the GCC.

Equality Initiative of the Year

Open to legal departments, law firms, and courts based in the GCC.

This category focuses on a single project or initiative that has successfully improved equality of opportunity for women within the organisation or the wider community in the GCC over the past 12 months. Judges will be looking to reward innovative, practical projects and initiatives that will inspire other teams to implement similar schemes.